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Can we imagine the vision of the universe that we would have developed if humanity had not had the eye at its disposal but only the ear ? How would scientists have translated their observations into their sensory domain in order to be able to represent them, a necessary step to develop an intuition ?  This is a question that this project wants to address : to translate into sound phenomena observed in electromagnetic waves, but also phenomena and theoretical ideas concerning the universe.

The sound work begins with the constitution of a system of correspondences between astrophysical phenomena and frequencies and types of sounds. Eddie Ladoire uses concrete sounds (recording of everyday sounds, outdoor recordings, improvisation with musical objects) but also synthetic sounds (Moog modular synthesizers in particular).

This sound collection constitutes the raw material of a composition structured in a series of skits. Each of these skits is constructed like a radio play. This composition is broadcast in the form of an installation and exclusively occupies a specially designed listening booth space.

The spectator listener enters this cabin, a mini-concert hall that can accommodate up to six people, a space for diffusion, closed sound projection, plunged into semi-darkness in order to concentrate as much as possible on the sound. The listener can sit down, lie down on the ground and is surrounded by six loudspeakers in order to apprehend the room in all its dimensions. The purpose of the sound projection is to circulate the sound in all directions and to create an immersive effect, to have the feeling of carrying out a space-time journey.

Design and spatialization of the sound piece : Eddie Ladoire
Realization of the listening cabin : Ateliers Van Lieshout (Rotterdam)
Scientific content : Jean-Philippe Uzan, astrophysicist
Production: Foundation 93

Entry to the CNAP collections in 2012